Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDP (current US$), per capita
Spain
38,627 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1,671 current US$ per person
in 2025
Spain rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th
GDP (current US$), per capita over time
- Spain
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Spain currently reports 38,627 current US$ per person against 1,671 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 36,956 current US$ per person.
That makes Spain's figure about 23.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 212 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 752.58 current US$ per person | 190.67 current US$ per person | 561.91 current US$ per person | Spain |
| 1970s | 2,950 current US$ per person | 416.03 current US$ per person | 2,534 current US$ per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 6,550 current US$ per person | 730.05 current US$ per person | 5,820 current US$ per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 14,881 current US$ per person | 752.47 current US$ per person | 14,128 current US$ per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 24,908 current US$ per person | 1,019 current US$ per person | 23,889 current US$ per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 29,138 current US$ per person | 1,711 current US$ per person | 27,428 current US$ per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 32,633 current US$ per person | 1,695 current US$ per person | 30,939 current US$ per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Spain, at 38,627 current US$ per person against 1,671 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 36,956 current US$ per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
- Spain ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.